15 Movies The Critics Got Wrong

[Pulsar_t]

http://features.metacritic.com/features ... -got-wrong

I was debating whether to post this in the movies topic but I reckoned it'd lose focus too quickly. This list coming from Metacritic is brilliant because they admit the Metascore system is far from perfect. I tend to trust movie critics more than game reviewers because there's generally more leeway and less hype (read: $$$) involved.



The only movies I can think of right now that were universally panned yet loved by this humble homo sapien are Weekend At Bernie's 1&2, whilst I cringe at the maltreatment of Bernie Lomax's corpse the movies have so much cheese/campiness/silliness I regard them as timeless comedy classics.

[Octopod]

I see "But I'm a Cheerleader" on that list. That movie was pretty awesome.


So was Predator and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

[ZeroAX]

Speed Racer. Loved that movie. And the Wii game

[Reverend]

I'll have to add Kick Ass. Ebert gave it zero stars (which he never does) and described it as the downfall of cinema, or some such insult.

[Ack]

Honestly, I consider Billy Madison to be Adam Sandler's best film, but Happy Gilmore is definitely up there. A lot of titles on that list surprised me though. Predator, Happy Gilmore, Hudson Hawk, just to name a few, were all films I enjoyed.

And who in the Hell doesn't like Clue?!?!?! Tim Curry is bloody amazing!

[Octopod]

Honestly, I consider Billy Madison to be Adam Sandler's best film, but Happy Gilmore is definitely up there. A lot of titles on that list surprised me though. Predator, Happy Gilmore, Hudson Hawk, just to name a few, were all films I enjoyed.

And who in the Hell doesn't like Clue?!?!?! Tim Curry is bloody amazing!

Not to mention Lee Ving from Fear was in clue. Great movie.

[fastbilly1]

Speed Racer would have been more like the cartoon if they had recorded it with the actors talking in bad Japanese and then dubbed over in their own voice.

[Pulsar_t]

OK let's set a criterion for this thread: Movies with a metascore of 50 or lower. That being said, here's a few more:



Last Action Hero. Metascore: 44. My score: 80.



The Box. Metascore: 47. My score: 55



The Saint. Metascore: 50. My score: 75.



Smokin' Aces. Metascore: 45. My score: 65.



The Sixth Day. Metascore: 49. My score: 70.



The Boondock Saints. Metascore: 44. My score: 75.



Kung Pow!: Enter the Fist. Metascore: 14. My score: 60.



Lady in the Water. Metascore: 36. My score: 70.



Spaceballs. Metascore: 46. My score: 75.



The Island. Metascore: 50. My score: 65.

Metascore doesn't actually list many of the older movies

[Limewater]

Smokin' Aces. Metascore: 45. My score: 65.

Well, you're only giving it a 65, but I have to disagree with you here. Smokin' Aces was a fun idea executed very poorly.

Lady in the Water. Metascore: 36. My score: 70.

Other than the fact that it was kind of fun to just watch Paul Giamatti react to all the weird stuff he encounted in that film, I can't really think of anything positive to say about it.

The Island. Metascore: 50. My score: 65.

Metascore doesn't really list many of the older movies

I agree with you here. I really don't like Michael Bay, but I do think that The Island was unfairly panned.

[Octopod]

I thought the Island was going to be good its first half hour or so and then it all went down hill really quickly.